CVE-2010-4651

NameCVE-2010-4651
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
patch (PTS)sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye2.7.6-7vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
patchsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

Applying a patch blindly opens more severe security issues than only directory traversal...
openwall ships a fix
See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529 for details

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